Wyrd Women
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As a way of finding a light when so much of the daily news is disturbing, I am choosing to focus on inspiration from amazing women who changed the world for the better through activism, art, comedy, environmentalism, music, science, writing, and more.
Women in Exploration: Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir
Timeline - Women in Exploration
Women in Exploration's goal is to promote scientific exploration, field research, cultural learning, sustainability, and animal welfare.
womeninexploration.org
December 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Women in Exploration: Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir
Roswitha of Gandersheim (in German)
frauenORT Roswitha in Bad Gandersheim entdecken
Der frauenORT Roswitha zeigt, wie die erste deutsche Dichterin im Stift Gandersheim wirkte. Geschichte, Literatur und Kultur hautnah erleben.
www.badgandersheim-tourismus.de
December 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Roswitha of Gandersheim (in German)
Image Description: Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim presents an aged emperor Otto the Great with her Gesta Oddonis, under the eyes of Abbess Gerberga. 1501 woodcut by Albrecht Dürer.
Image Attribution: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Image Attribution: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
December 3, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Image Description: Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim presents an aged emperor Otto the Great with her Gesta Oddonis, under the eyes of Abbess Gerberga. 1501 woodcut by Albrecht Dürer.
Image Attribution: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Image Attribution: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Hild—A Historical Note and Family Tree
Hild—A Historical Note
Today is the Feast Day of St Hilda of Whitby, that is, Hild—the protagonist of my novels HILD and MENEWOOD. Why does a 21st-C queer crip celebrate the life of a saintly Early Medieval abbess? It mi…
nicolagriffith.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Hild—A Historical Note and Family Tree
I am inspired by comedy these days, as laughter is important. I am also inspired by stories of women in different historical times creating agency and a path forward when few options were presented to them.
November 30, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I am inspired by comedy these days, as laughter is important. I am also inspired by stories of women in different historical times creating agency and a path forward when few options were presented to them.
Hannah Einbinder
HOME | hannaheinbinder
www.hannaheinbinder.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Hannah Einbinder
The Fearless Princess - Therese of Bavaria 👑🌱🦎🗺️
The Fearless Princess - Therese of Bavaria #femaleheritage - Museen in Bayern
Therese of Bavaria was an explorer, a passionate globetrotter and an emancipated princess - find out more here!
museen-in-bayern.de
November 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The Fearless Princess - Therese of Bavaria 👑🌱🦎🗺️